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Speciality Spotlight
Splenic Trauma
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HL Pachter, AA Guth, SR Hofsetter et al (New York Univ; Bellevue Hosp Ctr, New York) , 1998 : Changing Patterns in the Management of Splenic Trauma: The impact of Nonoperative Management.
Ann Surg 227: 708-719
In a study of 190 consecutive patients with splenic injuries between 1990 and 1996, non-operative management was used in 96% patients with blunt injuries, 24% with stab-wounds. Failure rate of non-operative treatment was 2%.